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crps new story
by: strong in spirit on Fri, Jan 09 2009
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Hi well i have been off work for 7 weeks and today i have been told i have this crps ,pain filled pins and burning pain that wont give up.

I live alone am 48 .

This came about from using a router 9 hours a day for 13 years .

This started with swollen hands and fingers pain in back side of hands and thumbs and burning arms.
first visit to doc he told me i was finished working with vibrating tools and to look for another type of work and put me on diclofenac sodium tabs 50 mg 3 times a day ,they did not work for the pain.

first thought i had havs, rsi, overuse syndrome all i thought was the same thing.
now it seems nerve damage is called complex regional pain syndrome

As the weeks have moved on pain has now moved into my shoulders, and back with what feels like being bitten or needles from shoulders down legs and feet.

Put on naproxen sr 1000 tabs heaps better for pain but i dont know how any one can do any thing on this tab.
kills the body but now can feel more spots of pain in hands and arms with out the sharpness to it .
now going to see 2 more specialists on nerves and pain ?

What i have read on this so far how does one live on meds and work ?
or you don’t ?
for over 12 months i was living on 3 to 5 hours sleep a night till pain got bad for only 2 and 3 hours sleep with pain.
and have to go and work for 9 hours.
how much more worse does this get?

Does this pain ever let up ?
I suppose every one is different.

Are my working days over ?

Lots of questions that i have not seen answers on from here directly answered.
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